I am afraid one day
When the time is perfectly still
When your heart is empty of love
When you are the saddest of beings
You will agonize me
Swiftly in your imagination
True in your heart
Without exploding in anger
The star of my memories will escape your heart
Alone
Every second
Then and tomorrow
You’ll close your tired eyes
With the memories of your heart touching mine
I’m afraid one day
On a gloomy fall evening
Or in the light of a spring day
In the midst of a summer night
Or on a cold winter Sunday
Your wishful heart will hear the news of me passing
Suddenly,
Your lips still sealed
Your heart full of secrets,
Undoubtedly
With no stop,
With traces of my voice in your ears,
With the moon of my presence in your window,
You will cry yourself into a very deep sleep
Shahla Latifi
March, 1st 2020